The truth is, you know, we need our anodynes. You know that word, anodynes? We need that in life some times.
AL PACINOThe physical stamina [in Revolution]. I was just shocked by it. I didn’t think I had it in me ever, and I wasn’t terribly young when I did it. I was in my early forties.
More Al Pacino Quotes
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Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse
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I don’t care if it’s a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath – whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us solve all this stuff in our head.
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My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.
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On any given Sunday you’re gonna win or you’re gonna lose. The point is — can you win or lose like a man?
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I’ve been a lavatory attendant, a theatre usher, a panhandler, all for real. Now, as an actor, I can be a journalist today and a brain surgeon tomorrow. That’s the stuff my dreams are made of.
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I wouldn’t be interested in [nowadays] television simply because I think it goes too fast.
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I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
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When [Julia Marie Pacino] was 5 or 6 years old, we were in an Italian restaurant, and these people came by the table and they would start talking to me, asking me for my autograph and she just went under the table.
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There are people whose sense of reality is very strong, who have a sense of honesty.
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I hope the perception is that I’m an actor, I never intended to be a movie star.
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There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
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I like, for instance, ‘Serpico.’ I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could – I could embody him. I could, you know.
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I go all over the world, I have access to many things, many people, many places and it’s wonderful. But now I’m at a point where.
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It’s easy to fool the eye but it’s hard to fool the heart.
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You need some insecurity if you’re an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven’t yet started to think about retiring.
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